peabody



5'/ UNITED STATES.

PATENT; OFFICE. 1

er'. H; PEABODY, on COLUMBUS, GEORGIA..."

i MP ROV EME-NT fll'N cci'r'ron-y Pickens. gvyA-LLET'sif;

specieatipn-iomhng perror Leners Pfitent-'N.1g6,ziss`, 'datedennemi-ber` 29. `1859.

To dlllwlivorm it mrtg/concerm'f 7 Be it knownt'hat I, G. HSIE'ABODY, ofColumbus; in' .the conn-typt Muscogee rand. State" 'Tof- Georgia, Shaveinvented "al new and "Impro'ved Uotron-Pickers Wallet; and I 1o-herebydeclare that the .following1 is a full, clear, and exact'descriptionthereof, reference being.

Ahad `to-the accompanying drawingr ,forming a :part of thisspeciiication, inwhichin the'two gnres- Those whoar' fa'ni'il'a'rwith"the' `present `inode ot'- picking,r cotton from the bolls are, awarethat in a very shorttime the lingers be- `"come soft. and glazed, onaccount of the, pe-

culiar character of the cotton tibenand that the'ngerswill slip inpulling the cotton from the boils unless they are moistenerl, which -sat present accomplished by 'putting their iin- 'ge'rs in themonth atevery operation, the resnlt offwhich is that the'pickers soonbecornethirsty. and require large quantities of uwater to quench theirthirst,which is a. loss of:lime, .besides being injurious to the health. l

Any,improvement in the manner of picking cotton which willlassist thepicker and facili' tate the operation is a great desideratum and amountsin the aggregate'to a. great savingi'n expense and time, and enables theplanters to f. make more cotton, 'for it is a fact well known' that theycan plantand 'cultivate more cotton than they can pick with the samenumber of vhands liy the present slow method of gathering it.

My sack, whichi denominatenbe cotton-l pikers wallet, has for itsjobjectthe remedyl ingof the defects of the present method of picking cottonwith the hands,`gi'ving*perfect freedom to the arms, so` that both handscan be used, and furnishing the picker with a ready: and convenientsnpplyof waterl for the hands.'

heavy. The straps are crossed on'the`hack,'like a pail-'of'suspendersiandfbuttoned in fyi-ont to the edge ofthejfabric; as clearlyshown b'y'TFig.` 2. 'The'outsideilaln A`,lis maxleijuite large, so

he placed in and taken'outwithout `nsingione` emptyingithe bag withoutremoving#it` `fro'in the body. The two strips-D wheebwtlgbt button, a,with a longj neck, prevent l the cotber.,0r anywater-proof material,which is sewed thecottonpickers. 'v y l l I claimvice toa cotton-pickerswallet for the purpose` of enabling the picker to readily Vmeisten hislingers andthus facilitate his work,as herein described.

Witnesses: u

W. Amos,

'The bag or wallet hangs infront of the picker.

l B. F. COLEMAN.

like an apron, and' is strapped;` around; lhie` waist bythe straps "Randsecured by a buckle l or button. C (Lare the` shoelderfstraps 'for`supportingthe bagfforwIlEn `il1ed itisqulite 1 as 'to hangope'n-,sothat eachhand can readily i lfoothold it open;` InthebottomOf-thiswallet l -are sewed two 'str iperof-w'ood,DD,andinthe.`

corners ol" the fba'g aresewed yokes E, so asto f permit the strips to'open quviteiwide for rea'ully.l

together and buttoned by a 'woodonmetal ton from falling outduri ng thepicking thereof.

G represents a pocket, of any oiled silk, rub-l y to the inside of the.bag, asrenresented bythe drawings, for holding a wet'sponge. ,The out-`.l side portion of this pocket is perforated, soxaS" y to permit thewater to the handsby algentle l pressure upon the bag.` This pocket `G.is l placed in a very coiwenient positiomsolthat thehands can bemoistened in the act of` re-'yg moving them from the bag,`thusobyifating the un pleasantA andvery ineticient practice` of'` .I`moistening the hands with the mouth. y These Wallets are easily `madeand.; made l very cheap,.while"their'general form-andar- `1 rangementoflparts isgotten up'with the special l View to conveuienceptofacilitatethework lofY 3 l Applying a sponge orfother` equivalent de@` I1 ein. PEABODY. .i e

